Luk Yeung Sun Chuen
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Luk Yeung Sun Chuen , or Luk Yeung Sun Tsuen, is a private housing estate
built above the MTR
Tsuen Wan Station, Tsuen Wan
, New Territories
, Hong Kong
. It comprises 17 high-rise buildings with a total of 4000 units
. It was developed in 1983 and 1984 by the consortium
of property developers, including MTR Corporation
, Hong Kong Land, Jardine Matheson Holdings
, Kiu Kwong Investment and Dah Sing Group.
The MTR
Tsuen Wan Depot is located near Luk Yeung Sun Chuen.
trains serving on the Tsuen Wan Line. This depot is capable of housing 40 trains, and cleaning of trains as well as minor and major inspections of trains are carried out in this depot.
From 1998 to 2001, all MTR M-Train EMU trains were refurbished at this depot under the supervision of United Goninan
, the company responsible for the project.
Private housing estate
A private housing estate is a term in Hong Kong that refers to a housing estate developed by a private developer, as opposed to a public housing estate built by the Hong Kong Housing Authority or the Hong Kong Housing Society. It usually is characterised with a cluster of high-rise buildings,...
built above the MTR
MTR
Mass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...
Tsuen Wan Station, Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan is a bay in the Kowloon area of Hong Kong, opposite to Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. The market town of Tsuen Wan emerged for the surrounding villages and fleets of fishing boats in the area. The town is around the present-day Tsuen Wan Station of the MTR...
, New Territories
New Territories
New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. It comprises 17 high-rise buildings with a total of 4000 units
Unit (housing)
A unit is a measure of housing equivalent to the living quarters of one household.In common speech in Australia and New Zealand, the word "unit", when referring to housing, usually means either: an apartment, ;or a villa unit or home unit, where a group of dwellings...
. It was developed in 1983 and 1984 by the consortium
Consortium
A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal....
of property developers, including MTR Corporation
MTR Corporation
MTR Corporation Limited is a company listed on the Hong Kong Exchange and included in the Hang Seng Index. MTR owns and runs the Hong Kong MTR metro system, and is also a major property developer and landlord in Hong Kong...
, Hong Kong Land, Jardine Matheson Holdings
Jardine Matheson Holdings
Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited often referred to as Jardines, is a multinational corporation incorporated in Bermuda and based in Hong Kong. While listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Singapore Exchange, the vast majority of Jardines shares are traded in Singapore...
, Kiu Kwong Investment and Dah Sing Group.
The MTR
MTR
Mass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...
Tsuen Wan Depot is located near Luk Yeung Sun Chuen.
Tsuen Wan Depot
The Tsuen Wan Depot was built in 1982 to house and maintain MTR M-Train EMUMTR M-Train EMU
The M-Train is the oldest variation of Electric Multiple Unit that operates on the MTR rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. 762 cars were ordered, built by Metro Cammell , and were refurbished starting in 1998 by the Australian company United Goninan.-Features:The M-Train is the one variation...
trains serving on the Tsuen Wan Line. This depot is capable of housing 40 trains, and cleaning of trains as well as minor and major inspections of trains are carried out in this depot.
From 1998 to 2001, all MTR M-Train EMU trains were refurbished at this depot under the supervision of United Goninan
United Goninan
UGL Rail is an Australian rail engineering company and specialises in building and re-building railway cars including electric and diesel passenger trains, electric and diesel locomotives, and freight wagons...
, the company responsible for the project.